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Showing 39213930 of 21808 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Jan. 2017 – no. 15-23.547

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R514-6

The Articles R. 512-1 to R. 514-5 are applicable to filings taking effect on 15 September 1992 subject to the following provisions: 1° Filings made before 15 September 1992 shall remain subject, as re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-36

…icle L. 3121-27 or the working hours considered to be equivalent give rise to an increase in pay of 25% for each of the first eight hours of overtime. Subsequent hours are paid at a rate of 50%.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-24

For its application in Mayotte, in article R. 1434-25, the words: "the representative appointed by the Director General of the Union nationale des caisses d'assurance maladie mentioned in article L. 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-1

…ation the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015.To this end, local authorities and their groupings may, where appropriate, enter i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 duovicies

…HO made before 1 January 2009 is deductible from overall net income; this deduction may not exceed 25% of this income, up to an annual limit of €19,000 for single, widowed or divorced taxpayers and €…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1119

…ty. These provisions are applicable to the deeds of notoriety referred to in the Article 1 of Order no. 62-800 of 16 July 1962 facilitating the proof of civil status records drawn up in Algeria as wel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-5

…cle R. 622-24, must include the information specified in the first two paragraphs of article L. 622-25 and, where applicable, those provided for in 2° of article R. 622-23.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article R663-45

…nts opened in its books, intended to receive funds deposited pursuant to articles L. 622-18, L. 626-25 et L. 641-8, as well as funds deposited pursuant to Article L. 663-1-1. Interest on bank accounts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-12

…4° The dimensions of staircase steps must comply with good practice; 5° There must be no more than 25 steps in each flight; 6° Landings are the same width as the stairs and, in the case of uncontroll…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-26

…two experts provided for in article R. 5127-22 and the third party provided for in article R. 5127-25 shall be appointed simultaneously within the time limit set by the investigating judge. The three…

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